Assistant Professor of Graphic and Experience Design

The Graphic and Experience Design program in the College of Design at North Carolina State University is seeking applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will teach and advise students in the Bachelor of Graphic and Experience Design (BGXD) and Master of Graphic and Experience Design (MGXD) programs (see design.ncsu.edu/graphic-design/); and may serve on the Ph.D. in Design and/or the Doctor of Design faculty.

The ideal candidate is engaged with artificial intelligence (AI) and has research interests conducive to collaboration with other disciplines at NC State. The ideal candidate has familiarity with user experience (UX), user interface (UI), and data visualization, and is invested in digital typography and visual representation in the context of UX/UI practices. Competitive candidates may have strength in only one or two of these practices. The ideal candidate will articulate a personal research program that: can engage faculty collaborators at NC State outside of the College of Design; can produce scholarship demonstrating design’s relevance to knowledge production in other fields; and has the potential to fund graduate students. The successful candidate will teach and advise students in the Graphic and Experience Design program, from first-year undergraduate through graduate level. Additional responsibilities include curriculum development, recruitment, and service to the program, college, university, community, and industry.

Essential duties for the position include:

— Teach 18 credits per year (6-credit studios and 3-credit courses) in the BGXD and/or MGXD programs

— Develop and maintain an active and significant research record

— Participate in BGXD and MGXD admissions

— Advise BGXD students

— Advise MGXD students as chair and member on final project committees

— Participate in MGXD reviews

— Develop curriculum with program faculty

Other responsibilities:

— Serve on the program, department, college, and university committees

— Participate in select outreach activities

— Participate in open-house events

— Engage with BGXD and MGXD alumni

Applicants are required to submit: (1) a letter of intent describing qualifications and interests; (2) a CV; (3) a digital research and/or creative portfolio; (4) a research statement that includes a plan for scholarly production; (5) a teaching portfolio; and (6) contact information for three references.

Review of applications will begin November 20, 2023, and continue until the position is filled. 

About the Department

Graphic and Experience Design (GXD) is positioned in the Department of Graphic Design and Industrial Design (ID), along with the ID undergraduate and graduate programs, within the College of Design. The College of Design additionally offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate study in architecture and media arts; graduate study in landscape architecture and environmental planning; and doctoral study in design. The College of Design employs a selective admissions process, and entering students consistently rank at the top of academic achievement at NC State University, while the College of Design graduation rate is consistently the highest or among the highest at NC State.

GXD faculty meet to coordinate curricula and events, and GXD and ID faculty meet together for departmental coordination.

The Bachelor of Graphic and Experience Design (BGXD) and Master of Graphic and Experience Design (MGXD) programs blend user experience and user interface design (UX/UI) with graphic design practices like branding, typography, and service design. Students create interfaces, digital products, brands, and environments that are embedded in larger experiences. Students learn human-centered research methods to ensure that these experiences focus on user needs and desires, thus empowering the people who interact with interfaces. Alumni are designers in software companies and leading design firms including IBM, Red Hat, SAS, Lenovo, Citrix, IQVIA, Pentagram, IDEO, Willowtree, and R/GA. Recent MGXD graduates are also faculty at major research universities including Virginia Tech, University of Arkansas, The Ohio State University, University of Illinois, University of Florida, and Boise State.

About the University

North Carolina State University is a well-established world class research university with research expenditures exceeding $500 million annually and a focus on real-world solutions for real-world problems, with a population of nearly 40,000 students. NC State is ranked second in industry-sponsored research among all public US universities without medical schools, and is in the top 1% of universities worldwide according to the Center for World University Rankings. NC State is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant institution that is globally recognized for contributions in science and technology.